Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Tomb Trawler

5-card combo · RW

Verdict

Yes — this 5-piece loop generates near-infinite red mana and card draw in Boros once an opponent is holding six or more cards.

Cards required

Cheapest stack total

$50.52

Color identity

Popularity

5 decks

Format

Commander

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Zirda, the Dawnwaker reduces Sunforger's activation to 1 mana and Tomb Trawler's to 1 mana, which is what makes the recycling loop affordable — without Zirda, the costs don't close. Each cycle fetches Jeska's Will for a minimum of six red, then Unexpected Windfall to draw two and make two Treasures, with Tomb Trawler shuttling both instants back to the library before the next pass. The opponent-hand prerequisite means this combo is live earliest in a pod of hand-sculpting blue or green players, and dies quietly against aggressive decks that dump their hand fast.

How it works

Prerequisites

An opponent has six or more cards in hand.

Steps

Activate Sunforger by paying and unattaching it, searching your library for Jeska's Will and casting it without paying its mana cost, adding at least six .
Activate Sunforger's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Zirda.
Activate Sunforger by paying and unattaching it, searching your library for Unexpected Windfall and casting it without paying its mana cost and discarding a card.
Resolve Unexpected Windfall, causing you to draw two cards and create two Treasures.
Activate Sunforger's equip ability by paying , attaching it to Zirda.
Activate Tomb Trawler twice by paying , putting Unexpected Windfall and Jeska's Will from your graveyard onto the bottom of your library.
Activate two Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
Repeat.

Result

Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite red mana

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

The loop needs a storm payoff or magecraft trigger to actually kill — Aetherflux Reservoir and Guttersnipe are the cleanest Boros closers given the near-infinite spell count. If Tomb Trawler is unavailable, Elixir of Immortality can shuffle the graveyard back at the cost of breaking the loop's clean cadence. The six-card prerequisite is the hardest piece to control; Windfall or Howling Mine effects help ensure the table stays above that threshold.

Zirda, the Dawnwaker + Sunforger + Unexpected Windfall + Jeska's Will + Tomb Trawler

How it works

Cheaper, tighter, alternate lines

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